Everything We Cannot Know | Henry Gee

Everything We Cannot Know | Henry Gee

Author: IAI February 9, 2021 Duration: 24:10

How much can we possibly know about the universe? And where do the boundaries of scientific knowledge lie? Listen to find out!

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The more we discover, the more we realise we have yet to learn. On today’s episode we’re discussing the philosophy of science and the limits of what we can know.

We’re joined remotely by palaeontologist, evolutionary biologist and senior editor of the scientific journal Nature Henry Gee who dares us to consider everything we cannot know.

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